College students - You can work as a seasonal paleontologist in North Dakota this summer!
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The main exhibit hall of the Badlands Dinosaur Museum, Dickinson, North Dakota. Photo by Df9465 and under a Creative Commons ASA 4.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons
The Badlands Dinosaur Museum, located on the campus of the Dickinson Museum Center in Dickinson, North Dakota, is hiring for a seasonal paleontology assistant for the summer.
This is a great summer opportunity for college students studying geology or biology to gain hands-on experience with fossil preparation and museum operations.
The job description requires applicants to be enrolled “in a post-secondary educational program in a subject appropriate to Paleontology (e.g. Biology, Geology)” or have “equivalent experience in a museum or education setting.”
The full job description is available online. The application deadline is Feb. 12 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.